Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-12
TIE COW MEN.
The CattIemen's Convention Well Un-
der Way--AlI Routine Over and
The Actual Work Begun.
Strong Resolutions Offered in Regard
to the Providing OF Deep Wa
ter Port for Texas.
A Spirited Scene Between Rev. John Brown
and Mr.. Lasker of Galveston-Rev.
Brown Fully Endorsed.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 1.-THE fifth an
nusl meeting of the Texas State Liv
Stock Association was opened at tn,
Merchants exchange at 10 a. m. by praye
by Bishop A. G. Garrett of the Episcopa
church. The meeting was then called Il
order by President John N Simpson, Will
c. E. Anderson of Austin and O. Il. Mel
son OF Clarendon acting as secretaries.
Members who answered to roll cal
this morning: C. E. Anderson, B. f
Bugard, John M. Brownson, II. H
Campbell, j. 1. Clare, C. L. Carter, S. P
Cunningham, B. d. Crary, j. T. Daugh
erty, G. W. Fulton, B. B. Groom
Charles Goodnight, r. G. Head, J. D
Houston, w E. Hughes, M. Half, H. Hell
man, Henry Jones, j. G. Johns, NJ. Lask-
er, George W. Littltf-l6, j. M. Mathis
Seth Mabry. o II. Nelsen,J NJ Nance
A. Fl. Pierce, Ike T. Pryor, J. Ii. Press
nall, c. NJ. Rogers, d. H. Snyder, j. n
Stephens, John N. Simpson, Henry Selig.
son, c. c. Slaughter, L. C. Sugg, R. NJ
Thomson, j. 7. Worde, C. w. White,
L. B. Allen, W. F. Lewis.
The first business was the reading of
the following
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
DALLAS, Ten, Jan. IL, 1887.
| To Hon. John n. Simpson, President and Gen
| tlemen OF the Association.
! Your executive committee in summing
up the items Of interest to the cattle bust
ness for the past associational year, find
several suggestions TO make. The twelve
months past has been year of
seriousness to the people interested
in our line. The heavy and dropping
markets throughout the year nave
brought hard times and pressure to many
ranchmen. Bat it is an admitted fact
that though there has been much loss and
depreciation in values, yet no class of
business could have wilhstood the
hrlnkage that ours has, SO we'll.
were readily sold in West Texas at
$50 per head. To-day the same class of
stock cannot be sold for more than S TO-.
Think for q moment of the loss. The out
side world looks on, mOneyed men and
capitalists can and will see our staying
powers, and the prudent, economical
rGnchman, who uses proper energy, will
profit by the pressure on the country. He
will not allow excited markets to allure
or lead him estrsy, but will watch
we'll the Outgoings of his business. We
all know that so long as this country con-
rinues to grow beef will be in demand,
and they VINO ownt grazing lands must
produce the beef, and when the
next generation OF cattlemen hold
control il will be seen and real
lied that he who owns the land
and produces the beet, will be the we'll
fixed indeper dent man of the country. We
refer you to older countries than ours, to
see the value of grass lands. In many
states you find districts where exclusive
farming is carried on. Then you see a
dependency on one industry. Tuin
your attention to districts where farm and
grass are held rnd used together. You
you see different show OF
prosperity. If farm products are short
or lOw-priced, you find the owner econo-
MIXING and nursing the stock held on the
grass lands. He has two strings to his
bow. Here in Texas we have the agrl-
cultural lands in abundance, and the
grass lands Law right by the side
of them. If not, they are but short
distance away. Many of our ranch
men have good lands that
VIII produce rich feed for cattle. Hold
it for the day when the thrifty, vide
awake ranChman will see the necessity of
growing on il such crops as will help to
keep and fatten his stock. The time is
coming when the land you haYe and the
FEED you Will make TO prepare your beef
for market will make our Country pros
perous. To-day it is plain to the
observing that the farmer who plsnts
his crops with an idea of FEEDING it to
cattle, makes more and easier money
than snY who ignore that plan. There
fore how necessary the good feeling
between farmer and stockman.
The day will soon be on
us, when the Western range steers of
New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and
Montaua will not be fattened on the
range on which they are raised, but will
be carried IT, the farm districts, there to
be dressed suitable to go to the city mar
kets. Just so, gentlemen, here in our
country, we have the pastures of the
south, the west and the north parts of our
stare where the steers are raised. We have
rich farm lands that our planters are
losing money on by growing cotton
They will see the necessity Of change Of
crops and grow such as will feed and
dress our steers for market. When sucn
is'sO, we can have fstter and better beef
at home; more money to the rancAman,
more money to the farmer. How sad to
see our beef shipped to the Chicago
market, there bought by the dressed
beet ring, at just what they
may Offer. He is slaughtered
Such as is suitable to sell the butcher is
set aside and shipped over the country to |
hotels and customers The rest goes to |
the canning house. Some of the, same
Steers that We send over the lines to Chi !
cago rides back to be hasheG up to It's |
home people, having stood shrnksge,
heavy expense rate 0, shipping, feeding, |
var age lid comm ssion, all tackled on, |
aud comes hack to us, his native home, to |
be paid for with all this string of costs |
Can it be that our people Will stand such |
& state CT affairs much Longer? |
We hope not. The great.r |
part OF our state is closed from |
Northern m irkets by quarantine. Some
thing must be done to revive the cattle {
trade and business. Think of it, weigh |
it carefully and well, and ask yourselves
how long YOU can stand tile nresent